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82 G E R M A N r. [Hersfeld.
On a hill near the old town ftands the caftle of Kautzenberg, which was
demolilhed by the French in the year 1689.
About half an hour from the town, up the river Nr.he, at the entrance of
a moft delicious valley, are the Eledor's two new fait- works. That on the
left going up the river, and built in the year 1729, is called the Karlß:a!le ;
but the other, which was founded in the year 1743, and cdilhd Tbecciores
halle, lies to the right, being much the largefl:.
Langenkbujheim and Upper- Hilbcrß:eini, villages.
Spanheim, or Sponheim, a large village containing a feat. Near it is alfo
the Benedi6line abbey of St. Martin, to which it gave name, which was
begun by Count Stephen in the year 1 101, and finiflied by his fon Megenhard
in 1123, at which time it was alfo confecrated.
Dißbodejiberg, a convent feated at the influx of the Glafi into the Nahe,
where, in 154 1, an agreement was concluded betwixt John, duke of Simmem,
and Duke Rupert, as guardian to Wolfgang, duke of Deuxponts.
Obf Neu-Baumberg, Schottberg, Dalberg and Sohheim, once belonging
to the upper prefedturate of Kreutznach, were made over to Mentz by the
Elcdior-palatine in the year 17 15.
2. The Prince of Baaden-Baaden two fifths ; for which, and one half of
the hither county, he is affefl^ed in the matricula in fix horfe and twenty
foot, or one hundred and fifty-two florins, having alfo a particular vote in
the Diets of the Circle of the Upper-Rhine. In thefe two fifths are
1. The upper prefeöurate of Kirch berg, lying on the Hunfrnck.
Kirchberg, a fmall town, with a cafl:le, had anciently counts of its own,
but fo early as the thirteenth century has been in the poflefiion of the houfe
of Sponheim.
Denfen, the ancient Dumttijfum.
2. Theprefedlurateof Sprendlingen.
3. The prefefturate of Naumburg, formerly called Neuenbürg en the
Nahe. The caftle of that name was the refidence of Count Eberhard of
Sponheim, who alfo borrowed his title from thence.
II. Of the farther county the Palfgrave of Deux-ponts Birkenfeld poffefles
half, for which he is taxed in the matricula at two and a half horfe
and eight foot, or fixty-two florins ; the other half belonging to Baaden-
Baaden. In this part are,
1. The prefedturate of Birkenfeld, containing
Birkenfeld, a town. The duke of Deux-ponts, on his acqulfition of half
of the county of Sponheim, made this his place of refidence, bearing it alfo
in his title.
2. The prefeöurate of Allenbach or Ellenbach, l)dng betwixt the
rivers Nahe and Glans. ,
3. The prefedurate of Winterburg, lying not far from Sponheim,
and formerly belonging to the Kreutznach line 4. The